Rundeck on CentOS

Here's how to get a basic Rundeck installation up and running quickly on CentOS.

Setup

• Install using Yum:

[root@ip-10-176-57-29 ~]# rpm -Uvh http://rundeck.org/latest.rpm
Retrieving http://rundeck.org/latest.rpm
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
   1:rundeck-repo           ########################################### [100%]
[root@ip-10-176-57-29 ~]# yum -y install rundeck
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Installed:
  rundeck.noarch 0:1.3.0-2.48                                                                                                                                      

Dependency Installed:
  giflib.x86_64 0:4.1.3-7.1.el5_3.1   java-1.6.0-openjdk.x86_64 1:1.6.0.0-1.7.b09.el5   jpackage-utils.noarch 0:5.0.0-1.jpp5   rundeck-config.noarch 0:1.3.0-2.48  

Complete!

• Start Rundeck:

[root@ip-10-176-57-29 ~]# service rundeckd start
Starting rundeckd:                                         [  OK  ]

Test

• Browse to the Rundeck home page. e.g: http://deploy.dukesbank.dtolabs.com:4440
• Login as admin/admin
• Create a project. e.g.: "DukesBank"
• Navigate to the Run tab and try a benign command like "id" or "uname -n"

References

1. http://rundeck.org/downloads.html